Sancratosian Registry of Content Rating
Repertorio de gradi de contenida (Lingua Franca Nova) | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 12 September 2022 |
Type | Content Rating Organisation |
Jurisdiction | Government Council of Sancratosia |
Headquarters | Sancratosia |
Minister responsible |
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Parent department | Department of Culture |
Website | sancratosia.org |
The Registry of Content Rating of Sancratosia (Lingua Franca Nova: Repertorio de gradi de contenida de Sancratosia) is the governmental agency responsible for the content rating in the Principality of Sancratosia.
It is an administrative entity responsible to the Ministry of Society under the Department of Culture.
Rating system
The Sancratosian Registry of Content Rating rates all works which are to be published and distributed, such as films, television programs or video games.
The Sancratosian Registry of Content Rating does not cut sequences from films, television programs or video games. Ratings are given to the format provided by the production company. Works that are not rated cannot be distributed in any format. Such works usually feature inhumane elements such as sexual exploitation.
Classifications
Content rating is done with a unified classification with age restrictions applying similarly for different mediums. Depending on the medium, classification may come with different labels or pictograms.
Film classifications
Film classifications apply to projections in cinema and for the sell of film material. Ratings from "PA" to "18" may be accompanied by complementary indications.
Television classifications
Television classifications applies to all programs. Pictograms are present during the entire live diffusion of programs, except for "General public" classified programs. Certain classifications come with certain restrictions on broadcasting.
There are five categories:
- General public
- Can be broadcast at all times.
- Not advised to people under the age of 10
- Can be broadcast at all times except in youth programs reserved slots.
- Not advised to people under the age of 12
- Cannot be broadcast before 20h30.
- Not advised to people under the age of 16
- Cannot be broadcast before 22h00.
- Not advised to people under the age of 18
- Cannot be broadcast before midnight or after 05h00 except on adult channels.
Can only be broadcast on channels which does not broadcast youth programs.
Live broadcasts such as newscast or sporting events are usually classified as "General public" and broadcasters usually applied self-censorship.
Former system
The former system was in use from its inception in 2022 until 2024. It was a unified system with labels applied to all works.
Because most of its content is imported from Québec, Sancratosia's rating system was previously solely based on the province's Régie du cinéma rating system with some modifications. One of the main differences between the two systems was exclusion of the complementary indications used in Québec. Instead, two categories were created, the 8 rating which was equivalent to the Général affixed with the Déconseillé aux jeunes enfants and the P rating which was equivalent to the 18 ans et plus affixed with the Sexualité explicite.